Weeds -- a single-camera comedy starring Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Nealon and Justin Kirk -- “exposes the dirty little secrets that lie behind the pristine lawns and shiny closed doors of homes in the fictional town of Agrestic, Calif.,” the network said in a prepared statement.

“Barbershop and Weeds are both intelligent, irreverent single-camera series with unforgettable characters and outrageous story lines that will make a strong statement about our commitment to comedy programming," Showtime Networks Inc. president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt said in a prepared statement.

“Also, both shows feature strong African-American ensembles, which tend to be rare in the television landscape,” he added. “But beyond that, Barbershop has already proven its appeals to a wide audience, and Weeds begins with a fundamental white suburban neighborhood that gets affected by an unusual black family.”